Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali won Olympic gold at the 1960 Games. He loved the medal so much he slept with it and wore it on its ribbon on his journey home to Louisville, Kentucky.
The 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship final was held here in October 2010. Brazil won this tournament (their third straight world c’ship title).
Here M.Spitz broke the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympics with 7 gold medals. This record was not surpassed until fellow swimmer M.Phelps won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics
In 1980 it hosted Olympic swimming events as well as diving and modern pentathlon. Make it your Olympic Day destination. Go for a swim in the Olympic pool!
